Physicists are often mocked for their drawing skills – they are misunderstood. You too can draw like a physicist using … More
Author: BenRogers
18 years secondary teacher: 4 years primary. MA in SciEd, member of IoP and Chartered Science Teacher. Author of 'Big Ideas of Physics and How to Teach Them.' Works for Paradigm Trust.
Solving Problems with Diagrams
When physicists are presented with a problem, they reach for a pen and scrap of paper. Sometimes we go straight … More
How Seductive Details Do Their Damage
I have been doing my homework on using images for learning and found this great 1997 paper by Harp and … More
A Couple of Posters Inspired By Oliver Caviglioli’s New Book
Last week, Oliver Caviglioli’s new book (Dual Coding with Teachers) arrived. It’s great. I’ve spent a lot of time over … More
Using the Rasch Model to Analyse Multiple Choice Questions
This is the final post in my week long series on assessment and reporting at Paradigm Trust schools. Monday: Exploring Comparative … More
What Do We Do With the Multiple Choice Data?
I am writing a week of blogs about assessment and reporting at Paradigm Trust, where I work. Today’s post is … More
How Good Are Our Multiple Choice Questions?
At Paradigm Trust we have developed an assessment programme based on comparative judgement combined with multiple choice questions. The reasoning … More
Communicating Assessment Scores with Parents and Carers
Schools have a duty to let parents and carers know how well their children are doing. But assessment is complicated and … More
Exploring Comparative Judgement Data With Charts
Comparative Judgement (CJ) has transformed the way we assess writing at Paradigm Trust – we use it from key stage … More
Telling Stories in Science with Bar Charts
The formula ΔQ=mcΔθ tells a story. It describes the relationship between temperature and thermal energy in an elegant, succinct and … More
